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In an alternate reality they might have just called skunks "stink badgers." (kbin.social)
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I'm a little envious of that reality, as stink badger is a solid go to insult that I don't think could ever catch on here.

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[–] Melancholia@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephitidae
"Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. " I propose our goal is broadening the name stink badgers to include the entire family Mephitidae and we can still proceed as planned.